let down

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Synonyms: letdown, set down, get down, let-down, lets down, net down, wet down, lie down, cut down, put down, jot down

Antonyms: letdown, set down, get down, let-down, lets down, net down, wet down, lie down, cut down, put down, jot down

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive|idiomatic}} To [[disappoint]]; to [[betray]] or [[fail]] somebody.
2. {{lb|en|transitive|clothing}} To [[lengthen]] by [[undo]]ing and [[resew]]ing a [[hem]].
3. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To reduce one's level of effort.
4. To [[soften]] in [[temper]]ing.
5. {{lb|en|cooking}} To [[thin]]; to reduce the thickness or viscosity of.
6. {{senseid|en|literal}} {{&lit|en|let|down|dot=: especially, to [[allow]] to [[descend]].}}

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